Washington Post: Judge rules Florida can’t block felons from voting, even if they have unpaid fines (News Clips) 10/19/2019 A federal judge ruled in an LWV of Florida case that outstanding fines cannot bar formerly incarcerated Floridians from voting.
New York Times: Ohio Was Set to Purge 235,000 Voters. It Was Wrong About 20%. (News Clips) 10/14/2019 Jen Miller, LWV of Ohio Executive Director, found her own voter status at risk of illegitimate purging, along with over 200,000 others. LWVOH contacted voters to inform them of their status.
ABC News: Groups answer Supreme Court with million-dollar push to counter gerrymandering (News Clips) 9/5/2019 This story was originally published by ABC News. After a setback at the Supreme Court earlier this year, advocates for what they see as…
The Pitch: Lawsuit alleges Jay Ashcroft wrote intentionally deceptive ballot language for voter reform initiatives (News Clips) 8/16/2019 A St. Louis attorney who filed a slate of voter reform petitions in Missouri is suing Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, alleging that Ashcroft “intentionally cherry-picked portions of the initiative…
Columbus Dispatch: Groups urge Ohio to pause voter purge, warn thousands could be erroneously removed from rolls (News Clips) 8/15/2019 Voting rights groups are concerned that thousands of voters could be erroneously purged from Ohio’s voter rolls. In a letter to Secretary of State Frank LaRose, the League of Women Voters Ohio, All…
Daily Herald: Voter leagues helping DuPage clerk prepare for potentially historic turnout in 2020 (News Clips) 8/8/2019 Leagues in Illinois are mobilizing to recruit polling station judges needed to run elections in 2020. All seven League of Women Voters chapters in DuPage County are helping the clerk's…
Houston Chronicle: Texas’ confusing voting laws shouldn’t land people in prison [Opinion] (News Clips) 8/3/2019 Opinion piece from Grace Chimene, president of the League of Women Voters of Texas, on the League's support of Crystal Mason-Hobbs's case seeking clarity and fairness in laws around…
Washington Post: In Florida, modified sentences and ‘rocket dockets’ aim to ensure felons can still register to vote (News Clips) 7/30/2019 Florida judges and prosecutors are working with felons and public defenders to find ways to register former inmates to vote, a process approved by voters last year that Republican legislators have…
Truthout: 15 States Have Already Taken Steps to Make the Electoral College Obsolete (News Clips) 7/15/2019 Momentum is growing among state legislatures to award electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote. LWV National Popular Vote Taskforce Chair Toni Zimmer contributes.
NPR: Wisconsin Supreme Court Sides With GOP Lawmakers To Limit Democratic Governor's Power (News Clips) 6/21/2019 The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Republican state lawmakers and upheld laws limiting the power of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.